I Come to Teach You Cultivation

Chapter 480 - 9: The Unknown Pathfinder

The night deepened under the moon, the cicadas’ song silent.

"You know that canyon is unsafe, yet you dare let Big Girl venture into such a perilous place?"

It wasn’t long after Li Boyang coaxed away Li Jingshu.

A familiar voice suddenly emerged from the Celestial Goddess Statue behind him.

Immediately afterwards, Xiluo’s true form slowly stepped out from the Celestial Goddess Statue, as if she had been eavesdropping on their conversation all along.

This was a capability Xiluo had only recently mastered, allowing her to traverse vast distances instantly through her shrine and divine temple.

Compared to any Escape Technique or Soaring Clouds and Mist,

This derived divine ability was not only convenient, but also not too taxing.

Unfortunately, Xiluo’s faith only spread within the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, so her ability was largely confined to that area.

"Do I need to tell you what kind of personality Big Girl has?"

"She came to me just to seek reassurance, not to discuss whether she should go."

Without even lifting his head, Li Boyang continued documenting the changes of the moon phase, while calculating seriously.

"In the end, you’re too indulgent with her!"

"I don’t believe she’d dare to go to such dangerous places if you forbade her."

With an eye roll full of exasperation, Xiluo leaped and lay sprawled across Li Boyang’s lap.

"You left halfway through dinner, and my mother wondered if the meat she roasted wasn’t to your taste."

Seeing he couldn’t win the banter with Xiluo, Li Boyang tactfully changed the subject.

To make such a gluttonous Xiluo leave in the middle of a meal, Li Boyang was genuinely curious about what had happened.

"Isn’t it the change in the moon phase!"

"Ever since you reshaped the heavenly order, this change in the moon phases has become more pronounced."

"Initially, it was once a year, but now the Primordial Qi phenomenon occurs almost every full moon."

As she spoke, Xiluo made no attempt to hide the dissatisfaction and frustration on her face.

"The Qi seems to be generated with the phase changes of the moon, possessing a strong affinity for life."

"Every time the full moon gathers, the creatures in the mountains become extraordinarily restless."

"Honestly, it’s my first time witnessing such ’benevolent’ Qi..."

"It’s as if all beings are its followers, anyone can use it to transform into Innate Divine."

"If this Qi didn’t only gather during the full moon, I might suspect the Hundred Lands Mountain Range is already filled with Innate Divine."

Listening silently to Xiluo’s grievances, Li Boyang merely smiled and rebutted.

"Isn’t this a good thing?"

"From tigers to ants, all beings are given an equal opportunity."

"Though it may seem like a slim chance..."

"But at least they have the chance to catch up compared to us, who were born divine, don’t they?"

Xiluo knew that Li Boyang aspired to create a glorious era and a future where everyone was like a dragon.

But compared to the idealist Li Boyang,

Xiluo better understood that such sudden changes were not beneficial to all beings.

"Yes, yes, this Qi emerging with the moon phases is indeed more ’benevolent’ than other picky Qi."

"But the problem is, not all life forms absorbing this Qi are intelligent beings."

"Snakes, insects, rats, and ants, plants and foliage, they are all absorbing this special Qi."

"I just went out temporarily to deal with a transforming beetle."

"Though it hadn’t fully transformed into an Innate Divine, it had grown to the size of a tiger or leopard."

"Yet it had no awareness of its changes, still keeping its habits from its beetle days, nearly destroying a forest."

To possess power unknowingly, transforming into Innate Divine while retaining primitive habits.

This behavior, destined to disrupt ecological balance, was Xiluo’s biggest reason for seeing such change as more harmful than beneficial.

Xiluo couldn’t imagine what hell the Hundred Lands Mountain Range would become when hundreds or thousands of insects completed such transformations.

"Speaking of which, you do seem quite busy recently."

Li Boyang hadn’t realized until now, hearing Xiluo’s chatter, it suddenly dawned on him.

"I remember you always disliked hassle?"

"How come you suddenly care about this change in the moon phases?"

Hearing this, Xiluo immediately turned her eyes guiltily, then murmured without much confidence.

"Aren’t they just debts of favors owed..."

"Whether it’s Yunmeng Marsh’s Ghost God or Hundred Lands Mountain’s Gods."

"I always borrowed their powers for spells, now that they seek my help, how can I refuse?"

Narrowing his eyes, Li Boyang glanced at Xiluo without showing his emotions.

He naturally knew about Xiluo borrowing the power of the Gods for spells.

After all, she never liked cultivating various complex and intricate spells.

Yet, in just a few years, Xiluo had incurred so many debts of favors, which was also filled with intrigue.

But their approach was always that Li Boyang never spelled things out, allowing Xiluo to continue her ruckus.

In reverse, if Xiluo didn’t mention something, Li Boyang would never actively ask.

This time would be no exception.

"By the way, you’ve been observing the moon phases for such a long time. Haven’t you figured out the reason for these changes?"

It was Xiluo’s turn to shift the topic, probing into Li Boyang’s findings.

"The changes in the moon phases naturally relate to the moon."

Once again gazing at the full moon in the sky, the corners of Li Boyang’s mouth leisurely lifted.

"Remember what I once said?"

"Every Pathfinder who achieves Refining Spirit and Returning to Void, the Tao they pursue and transform, adds a foundation to this world."

"With every new change in the world, it grows stronger."

"Don’t you think this special moon phase change fits perfectly with my theory?"

"Changing and renewing, nurturing new Qi, imposing one’s influence on the world..."

As Li Boyang spoke, Xiluo was momentarily taken aback.

"Do you mean another Transformed Taoist is about to emerge so soon after you?"

"And this time, the Transformed Taoist’s emergence is related to the moon above us?"

First affirming with a nod, then gently shaking his head,

Under Xiluo’s rather irate gaze, Li Boyang elaborated further.

"You’re only half right."

"The birth of a Transformed Taoist enhances the world’s foundation because they constantly trace back the river of time, through numerous strategies and battles, allowing new concepts to emerge in the past, spread to the future, thereby strengthening the world’s foundation."

"But that’s a gradual process, requiring tens of thousands of years to see the results."

"Changes that cause rapid world transformation in just a few years happen only under certain circumstances..."

Seeing Xiluo fall into deep thought, the smile on Li Boyang’s face became increasingly pronounced.

"That’s because, like me, they forsake the ownership of the ’Tao,’ allowing all beings to attain Tao."

"Only then would the strong from other eras refrain from interfering in their path, even actively aiding them in reaching enlightenment..."

"Even like Lord of the Netherworld, who acknowledges this moon phase change and doesn’t obstruct its path."

When Li Boyang achieved enlightenment, he suppressed those who intended to resist with absolute power.

But the current Pathfinder clearly lacked such power.

Therefore, they could only gain other strong individuals’ recognition by relinquishing in this manner.

"But the issue now is, I relinquished because I didn’t care."

"I’m a Path Seeker, my goal is to continuously attain enlightenment, approaching the eternal Tao."

"But what about them? Why do they choose to abandon their own Tao path?"

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